Imperial College London vs South China University of Technology
On research quality in 2022–now, Imperial College London ranks #44 in the world and South China University of Technology #46, of 28,054 institutions. Imperial College London stands higher in 6 of the 11 fields both publish in, South China University of Technology in 5.
Research profiles alike: 0.63similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Imperial College London
- World rank, 2022–now
- #44
- #35 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 18k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 24.6%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 40%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Computational Mechanics, Computational Mathematics.
South China University of Technology
- World rank, 2022–now
- #46
- #207 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 22k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 24.6%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 21%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Polymers and Plastics, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Process Chemistry and Technology.
Who leads in each field?
Imperial College London stands higher in 6 of 11 fields, South China University of Technology in 5. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #36Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#131
- —Business, Management and Accounting#99
- —Chemistry#29
- #56Computer Science#57
- —Energy#44
- #47Engineering#18
- #53Environmental Science#98
- #47Health Professions—
- #88Materials Science#15
- #26Medicine#363
- #72Physics and Astronomy#73
Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022–now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.
Where does each put its research?
Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world’s share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.
- Medicine1.3× 0.2×
- Health Professions0.9× 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 0.4×
- Veterinary0.4× 0.1×
- Mathematics1.6× 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 0.5×
- Psychology0.7× 0.3×
- Neuroscience1.5× 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 0.5×
- Physics and Astronomy2.0× 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 0.7×
- Decision Sciences1.2× 0.7×
- Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.1×
- Social Sciences0.2× 0.2×
- Environmental Science1.0× 0.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.7×
- Computer Science1.1× 1.5×
- Dentistry0.2× 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering1.7× 2.6×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.5×
- Nursing0.7× 1.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.5×
- Engineering1.5× 2.7×
- Chemistry1.0× 2.1×
- Energy1.3× 2.7×
- Materials Science1.1× 3.4×
Location quotient in 2022–now: the share of each side’s research in the field over the world’s share. 1× is the world’s balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Imperial College London leans further are at the top, South China University of Technology’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, Imperial College London or South China University of Technology?
South China University of Technology publishes 1.2× as much research as Imperial College London in 2022–now (22k against 18k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Imperial College London or South China University of Technology?
24.6% of Imperial College London's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.6% for South China University of Technology.